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Phosphorous

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to phosphorus. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Resembling phosphorus. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    containing or characteristic of phosphorus wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of phosphorus. alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, uncountable

    "As a former civilian resident of west Beirut, bombed with American-made phosphorous and cluster bombs by the Israelis, I am outraged by this."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From phosphorus + -ous.

Etymology 2

From phosphorus + -ous.

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